Purse or the like



March 15, 1938. M. A. SPEAR ET AL 7 PURSE 012' THE LIKE Filed June a,1936 INVENTQRSJ MyA- s ea Gladys Skluth ATTO EY I Patented Mar. 15, 1938PATENT OFFICE PURSE OR THE LIKE May A, Spear and Gladys 'Skluth, LongIsland, N. Y.; said Spear assignor to said Skluth Application June 3,1936, Serial No. 83,224

4 Claims.

This invention relates to purses and similar containers, andparticularly to such as are equipped with means by which the purse orthe like is retained in closed condition yet releasable a for enablingthe purse to be opened.

The objects of the invention are to provide a purse or the like ofimproved construction and utility; to provide a mirror or other articleof utility which will remain attached but may be 10 ejected for use fromthe purse; to obtain an automatic ejectment of the mirror by anunfastening of the closure retaining means; to provide for optionalejectment or non-ejectment of the mirror; to eject the mirror uponopening the retaining means in one direction but not in an oppo sitedirection; to maintain all parts assembled and irremovable in normaluse; to secure aimplicity of construction and operation; and to obtainother advantages and results as may be brought out in the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts throughout the several views;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a purse embodying the invention andshown in closed condition:

Figure 2 is another perspective view of the same purse with the closuremeans released in one direction for opening and gaining access to thepurse;

Figure 3 is a similar perspective view but with the closure meansreleased in the opposite direction and a mirror automatically ejected;

Figure 4 is a sectional view in the plane of the purse looking from theinside toward the inside face of the pouch and showing the closure meansand mirror operated to the positions shown in Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view as upon line 5-5 of Figure 4.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing,the reference numerals ill, i designate the pouch faces which togetherform the pouch by being integral or secured together along three of thefour sides. Around the open or mouth portion of the pouch, the edge isrolled or hemmed over a cord II, or otherwise constructed to provide abeaded edge I2. The parts of this beaded edge which terminate thejuxtaposed pouch faces at their upper edges are adapted to lie side byside in parallel relationship. A plurality of clips l3 ride upon theseparallel portions of the beaded edge, and provided a closure means forthe purse. The structure thus far described is to be found more fullydescribed in Patent No. 2,083,129, issued June 8, 1937 and is not per seclaimed herein. Other closure means than the specific one here shown orshown in said copending application may, however, be employed.

As to the structure of clips l3,suflice it to say the same have twooutside resilient legs I4, is which bend inwardly toward each other tohold beneath the bead portions spanned, and provide an intermediate ormiddle portion I which dips downwardly between the legs to cooperatewith both and to slide between the two faces of the pouch. This middleor dipped portion of the clips is of the nature of a depending loop andprovides a convenient means for attachment of a flexible element orinterconnector l6, such as a cord, chain or the like, of which more willbe said hereinafter. v

A feature of the present invention is the provision of a mirror or otherarticle of utility I! which is ordinarily carried within the pouch, butwhich, when desired for use, may be ejected from the pouch a requireddistance for such use. In the disclosure of the drawing, a mirror isillustrated as substantially oval and pivoted at one edge thereof by anappropriate pivot, such as the eyelet l8 shown passing through bothfaces of the pouch and through an ear l9 at the edge of the mirror. Thepivoting and placement of mirror I1 and eyelet I8 is such that themirror will tend to swing downwardly under gravitational actuation andwill assume a substantially horizontal position (shown by dot and dashlines in Figure 4) within the pouch immediately below the beaded edgethereof. Furthermore, the construction is such that the mirror may beswung upon its pivot so as to stand upright with the major portionthereof projecting from the pouch at the upper edge of the pouch.

Upward swing or ejectment of the mirror may be accomplished by means ofa flexible pull device. As here shown, one end of flexible element orinterconnector i6 is shown tied or otherwise fastened, as for instancethrough a hole 20 in the mirror, so that pulling upon saidinterconnector will swing the mirror. It will be observed in theparticular showing that hole 20' for attachment of the interconnectortothe mirror is directly opposite the point of pivoting of the mirror nearthe lower end thereof. That is to say, the point of pivoting is at oneside of the long axis of the oval and the hole 20 is on the other sideof that axis with the pivot and hole on an imaginary line normal to theaxis and near one end of the oval.

The part of the interconnector next to the end thereof secured to themirror extends to the clip 13 positioned on the beaded edge nearest tothe mirror. The interconnector passes through the middle portion I5 01'the clip and is gripped so as to maintain a definite length of theinterconnector at all times between the said clip and mirror. Similarly,the interconnector continues to the other clips successively and isclamped with respect to each. When the purse is closed, the clips arepositioned along the beaded edge at definite intervals determined by thelength of interconnector existent between the clips. At such time theend portion of the interconnector existent between the last clip and themirror hangs loosely within the purse.- When the mirror is to be ejectedthis last clip is slid along the top of the purse in a direction awayfrom the mirror and successively pushes the other clips toward theopposite end of the purse as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4. Thisoperation therefore introduces a slack or loop in the interconnectorbetween each clip, and at the same time takes up the slack in theinterconnector between the last clip and the mirror. As soon as thisslack is taken up the tension induced by continued sliding of the saidlast clip pulls upon the mirror and causes it to swing upwardly. Theflexible element or interconnector I 6, therefore, has a greater lengththan the distance across the top of the pouch so as to accomplish bothfunctionsmentioned. It is deemed within the scope of the invention toutilize a stretchable or elastic material for the flexible element orinterconnector iii, if desired, and within the scope of the invention toutilize an elastic structure for the entire element or for only a partthereof such as that part between the last clip and the mirror.

The clips l3 are slidable on the beaded edge of the pouch in eitherdirection from the closure position. In other words, the last clip,namely, the one nearest the mirror may be slid away from the mirror asabove described for obtaining eiectment of the mirror, or the firstclip, that is. the clip farthest from the mirror, may be slid toward themirror, as indicated in Figure 2, to thereby release the closure meansand permit the pouch to be opened for gaining access to the interiorthereof. Closing the pouch is then performed by sliding the first clipto the end of the bag away from the mirror in the doing of which theportions of the flexible element become taut successively between theclips and movement of the end one draws the rest to their closurepositions shown in Figure 1.

While this one particular construction and closure means, namely, theclips riding upon the beaded edge and with flexible elementtherebetween, has been illustrated, it is to be understood automaticejection of the mirror or other article of utility may be obtained byconnection with other constructions and closures and the inventiontherefore is not limited to the details of construction illustratedexcept as set forth in the following claims when construed in the lightof the prior art.

We claim:

1. A container comprising in combination with a pouch having an opening,slidable means for closing said opening, and an article of utilityhaving a part thereof adapted to be swung out of the pouch, said articlehaving a point of pivoting offset from its center, and said articlebeing pivoted at said point of pivoting thereof in the pouch so as tonormally gravitate about its point of pivoting into the pouch throughsaid opening, and pull means attached at one end to said slidableclosing means and at its other end to a part of the article offset fromthe pivoting thereof in a direction (with the article in normalposition) transverse to the direction of pull and at a part of thearticle opposed to the said part thereof adapted to be swung out of thepouch.

2. A container comprising in combination with a pouch having a beadededge and a plurality of slide fasteners mounted on said edge forretaining the pouch closed, said fasteners being slidable on said edgeaway from one corner of the pouch for opening the pouch, an article ofutility pivoted within the pouch at said corner thereof at a point onthe article offset from the physical center thereof, and a connectionfrom the article to one of the said slide fasteners, said connectionbeing attached to the article at a point oifset both from an imaginaryline from the point of pivotingof the article to the physical centerthereof and offset inwardly from the beaded edge of the pouch, saidconnection being loose as the article lies at rest within the pouch,whereby sliding said slide fasteners in a direction away from the saidcorner will tension said connecting means and will swing the article toa position projecting from the pouch.

3. A container comprising in combination with a pouch having its openedge beaded, a plurality of slide fasteners mounted on said beaded edgeand adapted to be placed at intervals along the beaded edge for closingthe pouch and adapted to he slid as a group to either corner of thebeaded edge of the pouch for enabling access to be had to the interiorof the pouch, an article of utility pivoted within the pouch at a pointon the article offset from the physical center thereof and below thesaid slide fasteners, a flexible connection at all times within thepouch connecting one of said slide fasteners and the article at a pointoffset both from an imaginary line from the point of pivoting of thearticle to the physical center thereof and offset inwardly from thebeaded edge of the pouch, thereby enabling the slide fasteners to heslid as a group to a position overlying the article and its pivot forobtaining access to the interior of the pouch, said slide fasteners alsobeing slidable as a group to the opposite end of the beaded edge therebyenabling the article to be swung from the pouch and access to be had tothe interior of said pouch.

4. A container comprising in combination with a pouch having its openedge beaded, a plurality of slide fasteners mounted on said beaded edgeand adapted to be placed at intervals along the beaded edge for closingthe pouch and adapted to he slid as a group to either corner of thebeaded edge of the pouch for enabling access to be had to the interiorof the pouch, an article of utility pivoted within the pouch at a pointon the article offset from the physical center thereof and below thesaid slide fasteners, a flexible connection at all times within thepouch connecting one of said slide fasteners and the article at a pointoifset both from an imaginary line from the point of pivoting of thearticle to the physical center thereof and offset inwardly from thebeaded edge of the pouch, thereby enabling the slide fasteners to beslid as a group to a position overiying the article and its pivot forobtaining access to the interior of the pouch, saidslide fasteners alsobeing slidable as a group to the opposaid slide fasteners to a positionoverlying the article will permit said flexible member to hang looselywithout tensioning and without swinging the article.

MAY A. SPEAR. GLADYS SKI-UTE.

